Pen of the Damned » Nina D’Arcangela

Bloodied by my own thoughts and that which rages within me, I suffocate in the nearness of my own mind as it ruthlessly brutalizes what some would consider a soul. Living with such agony is part ...

https://penofthedamned.com/2024/01/10/a-shadows-whisper/

Her wail spit the air. “How… How could you let this happen?” she crooned as the young boy lay motionless in her arms, blood trickling from his cracked skull. “Why choose him when there ar...

https://penofthedamned.com/2023/10/18/fallen/

When the meteor hit, panic ensued. Coastal regions were swallowed by the seas, volcanoes erupted, the deserts cracked. The constant grainy mist that filled the air made breathing difficult for th...

https://penofthedamned.com/2023/07/26/when-the-earth-broke/

'Invaders' by Nina D'Arcangela - new on Pen of the Damned! Excerpt: Growing in clusters and well cocooned in a thistle-like brush, this non-indigenous species has begun to bud on the south-wester...

https://penofthedamned.com/2023/05/24/invaders/

With each tear that fell from her cheek, another drop of laudanum fell from the pipette. Chewing her lower lip, she wondered if the choice she’d made was a just one. Closing her eyes, she drew ...

https://penofthedamned.com/2023/03/01/drops/

Reliquary - 'Tiny bones arranged on a bed of cotton. A single daffodil snuggled in golden glory and lavender sprigs – an offering of love and fidelity. A stone from the garden to keep her belov...

https://penofthedamned.com/2022/11/23/reliquary/

Inconvenient - 'Click and whir, the soundtrack to my life. I’m to be grateful, Mother says, Father worked very hard on my new heart. It’s meant to keep me alive, but it offers no life. It tic...

https://penofthedamned.com/2022/09/28/inconvenient/

Never After, by Nina D'Arcangela - 'I’ve always believed the most grievous pain would come from what is held inside, from emotional wounds that take more than what forever is offering to heal; ...

https://penofthedamned.com/2022/07/13/remnant/

Ripe - “Gather only the ones that are near to bursting. They grow on the south side of the cliff, their hue that of the melon’s meat." by Nina D'Arcangela - new on PenoftheDamned.com #horror ...

https://penofthedamned.com/2022/04/20/ripe/

Revelation - Creeping slowly from the deep, the creature within obeys without question... by Nina D'Arcangela - new on PenoftheDamned.com #horror #Revelation #PEN #POTD #TheDamned @Darc_Nina

https://penofthedamned.com/2022/02/09/revelation/